Release notes for IPF0603

Overview
New Features
Defect Fixes
Known Problems and Workarounds

Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE) is a platform that enables you to troubleshoot a system that is not booted to the operating system. You can use ODE to troubleshoot a system on which you cannot use the Online Diagnostics Tools. ODE is also useful for some types of testing in which it is not desirable to have to boot to the operating system first, as is often the case in manufacturing environment.

The IPF Offline Diagnostics and Utilities CD is a comprehensive offline diagnostic solution. The CD includes a suite of diagnostic tools belonging to the Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE) plus a collection of other useful diagnostic utilities.

New Features

CIODIAG2

The Intel GigE LAN controller is reset after testing section 26 of the CIODIAG2 tool. Section 26 of the CIODIAG2 tool runs successfully the first time, but fails thereafter. This issue is now fixed.
Fixed bug on Sections 19 and 20 (Broadcom GigE tests) Internal memory pattern subtest. The bug is exposed if testing a Broadcom 5704 LAN controller. The test fails to recognize the controller as a 5704. Instead it assumes 5701. The internal memory range for the 5704 is different from the 5701. This results on an access to an unimplemented address and a data miscompare for that address.
Enhanced section 26 Intel GigE Internal loop back test to do more packets (10000). This makes it consistent with Broadcom's similar internal loop back test which does 10000 packets. The tests also runs faster.

ESCADIAG

Initial release.

FCFUPDATE

IO cards are sorted in the following order:
- segment
- bus
- device
- function.

Added support for A9899A, A9900A, AB290A, AD144A, and A7538A.

  Gigabit fw and driver files for HP Gigabit Ethernet adapters
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  1) To be used with FCFUPDATE.
  2) intl_efi.frm wrapped firmware is only used by AB545A card.

  ixgbe fw and driver files for HP 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapter
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  To be used with FCFUPDATE.

  HP 2 Gigabit Fiber Channel Host Bus Adapter Driver  (A6795A)
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  To be used with FCFUPDATE.

IODIAG

Added support for 383701, A9899A, A9900A, AB290A, AD144A, and A7538A IO Cards.

MEMDIAG

Added extender information for Titan registers output.
Made minor change to Arches register output.

MOABDIAG

The MOABDIAG tool hangs at section 4 with Skyline SBS 1.17.
JAGaf89296
The MOABDIAG tool fails at section 4 if the f/w disconnects the fabric link due to problem found during POST. This issue is fixed. Now, the MOABDIAG tool generates a warning message.

DFDUTIL DFDUTILU COPYUTIL PERFVER

No limitation for the number of SCSI, SAS, and FC device nodes.

TITANDIAG

Initial release.

Defect Fixes

DFDUTIL DFDUTILU COPYUTIL PERFVER

Starting March 2006 release (IPF0603), there is no limitation for the number of nodes supported on SCSI, SAS, and FC devices. Earlier to this relase, only 4096 nodes were supported.

CIODIAG2

Fixed bug on Sections 19 and 20 (Broadcom GigE tests) Internal memory pattern subtest. The bug is exposed while testing a Broadcom 5704 LAN controller. The test fails to recognize the controller as a 5704 LAN controller. Instead it assumes 5701. The internal memory range for the 5704 is different from the 5701. This results in an access to an unimplemented address and a data miscompare for that address.

Known Problems and Workarounds

Known Problems and Workarounds

CIODIAG2

The CIODIAG2 tool must not be run without rebooting the machine, if an FTP script has been executed. Else, the LAN tests will generate a Machine Check Abort (MCA).

COPYUTIL

The COPYUTIL tool does not support the Agilent FC cards.

FCFUPDATE

JAGaf80734, JAGaf80731
On SD16B/32B/64B, rx8640, and rx7640 machines, FCFUPDATE displays incorrect firmware revisions for the 2G and 4G Fibre Channel cards (excluding the A6795A card). This is due to an issue with the card's extended firmware Interface (EFI) driver.

IODIAG

Section 3 of the IPDIAG tool is not the default section. However, to manually select and run section 3 for the following HP cards, users must know the command line interface for efidiag:
A9782A, A9784A, A6826A, AB234B
JAGaf79274
For IODIAG, users who use an Intel card as a boot device with the 3.0.03 driver, will lose connection to the boot server after diagnostic runs on the card. Work around: Disabled diagnostics on LAN boot device.
Due to an EFI driver issue on the AB287A 10GigE adapter, section 2 of the IODIAG tool will fail on the following servers:
rx8640 server
rx7640 server
SD16B server
SD32B server
SD64B server
Problem Description:
The AB287A 10GigE adapter currently ships with EFI driver version 1.1.3.0. On the servers mentioned above, this version can cause section 2 of the IODIAG tool to fail. These failures will be seen when using the IODIAG tool from the following Offline Diagnostics CD media: IPF0512 and IPF0603.
The failure message is:
```
SECTION 002
   Running Extended Vendor Provided Test

   "Testing HP AB287A 10 GigE Lan Port @ Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,2)/Pci(1|0).

      ASIC internal loop back test Fail
      Optical transponder internal loop back test Fail
   This IO port failed with EFI_DEVICE_ERROR"
```
However, this failure message does not indicate that the adapter is defective. To verify whether the adapter is functional, follow the procedure described in the AB287A Installation Guide. Install the HP-UX driver. Use the link loop or the ping command to send packets to a remote system.
Note that the failure of an IODIAG tool does not impact the functionality of the adapter.
Solution:
Update the EFI driver on the adapter. You can download the latest EFI Driver from the following Web site: www.hp.com (Software & Driver Downloads) The procedure for downloading and flashing the EFI driver on the 10GigE adapter, visit the following Web site: www.hp.com (Software & Driver Downloads)

PERFVER

1) On a zx2000 system, the self test for IDE devices such as CD/DVD drives and Hard disks are not supported. Users must block the test on section 2 for zx2000 2) Known problem: JAGaf67662 is not fixed. On a rx7640 system, SCSI self test on DVD drive TEAC DV-28E fails.

PLUTODIAG

This version assumes that the system has PLUTO 2.0 or later version.

REODIAG

Sections 3, 5.11, and 5.12 will not run if FTP or PXE network driver is loaded. This behavior is by design.
To run Sections 3, 5.11, and 5.12, reboot the cell without starting the FTP or PXE network driver.
If Sections 3, 5.11 and 5.12 are run, FTP access will not work until the machine is rebooted.
Sections 3.1 and 3.3 will not run if PXE network driver is loaded. This behavior is by design.
REODIAG checks for VenMsg(0C8AFAFB-2A49-43AA-A449-5B2FD20AE6C8) when executed from RAMDRIVE. This value must be present for REODIAG to work from RAMDRIVE.
ACPI must be set to the default configuration before running the PLUTODIAG tools.
That is, fs0:>acpiconfig default The system must be reset for the change to occur.

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Last updated: Monday May 08 2006